Cyber Security Takes Center Stage In MiamiCBS LocalMIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Citing South Florida, in particular Miami-Dade, as hot bed for identity theft, the US Homeland Security Department is putting on a series of cyber security events this week to spread awareness of the problem.CBS Local

Online giants to lead reform on child cyber securityEUobserver.comBy Benjamin Fox BRUSSELS - A group of 25 of the world's leading information and communication technology (ICT) firms have joined forces in a bid to improve cyber security for children in the EU. The ICT Coalition for a Safer Internet for Children and ...

UMD and MAR Inc. To Begin New Cybersecurity PartnershipCisionWire (press release)... industry and government to deliver advanced educational programs that will prepare thecybersecurity workforce of today and tomorrow. MAR specializes in four inter-related core competency areas: Cyber Security and Information Technology Services, ...

China Suspected in Attacks on DoD Computer CardsMilitary.comCyber security firms have discovered a computer virus that uses servicemembers' network security cards to hack into government networks. How does it work? servicemembers receive an email with an official-looking PDF file connected to the virus that ...

Education, Communication Are Weapons Needed to Improve CybersecurityPropertyCasualty360CSC organized a cybersecurity advisory council and at its first meeting, one of the attendees asked a representative of the FBI what the chances were that their company had been breached by a cyber attack, according to Tow. Rather than be troubled by ...

Ex-US spy chief says may take crisis for new cyber lawChicago TribuneThe Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-controlled Senate have separate efforts under way on legislation aimed at improving cybersecurity. The House intelligence committee in December approved a bill that would allow US ...

Sourcefire releases Cloud-based security productARNnetCybersecurity solutions provider, Sourcefire, has released its latest security product, the FireAMP advanced malware protection. FireAMP uses a Cloud-based platform and big data analytics to provide malware protection that can either be used as ...

Homeland Security Touts Successes Against TerrorismOpposing ViewsTo safeguard and secure cyberspace, DHS responded to over 100000 incident reports and released more than 5000 cybersecurity alerts and information products for federal, state, local, international and private sector partners; worked to combat ...Opposing Views

Banning social media threat to democracy: Ankit FadiaEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Banning or blocking websites and social content on web is a threat to democracy and the freedom of speech of the netizens, cyber-security expert and ehthical hacker Ankit Fadia said Tuesday. "Banning or blocking websites and social content ...

15 leaders in smart grid securityZDNet (blog)Cleantech market watcher Pike Research has released an analysis of which companies matter in cybersecurity technologies for the smart grid. A handful of the names from the information technology security world won't surprise you and they already have a ...ZDNet (blog)

SSCC 81 - NCSA and Data Privacy DayNaked Securityby Chester Wisniewski on January 24, 2012 | Leave a comment Micahel Kaiser, Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) joined me for the second time this week to help raise awareness about Data Privacy Day coming up on January ...

Is the EU-India strategic partnership really strategic?EUobserver.comTrade and security, including antipiracy, cyber security and counter terrorism were the main issues on the agenda. But has the partnership been rendered more strategic? Ashton's visit came as a much-needed sign of political engagement to a relationship ...

DHS program in Miami stresses cyber security – Erie Times-News ...By BlackmereThe U.S. Homeland Security Department is putting on a series of cyber security events this week in Miami, described as a national hotbed of identity theft. Top federal officials say more identity theft complaints come from Miami-Dade County ...Blackmere Consulting

Banning social media threat to democracy: Ankit FadiaBanning or blocking websites and social content on web is a threat to democracy and the freedom of speech of the netizens, cyber-security expert and ehthical hacker Ankit Fadia said Tuesday. "Banning or blocking websites and social content ...International Laws & Rights News